Munich, 12 February 2019. Due to the insolvency of Bayerische Energieversorgungsgesellschaft (BEV), almost half a million customers lost their electricity provider overnight. Now, preliminary administrator Axel Bierbach of law firm MHBK has reached an agreement with eco-power provider Lichtblick.

Frankfurt, 11 February 2019. Fintech company finAPI GmbH, founded in 2008, and SCHUFA Holding AG will closely collaborate in the Access to Account (X2SA) solutions segment in the future. To substantiate this partnership, SCHUFA acquired a majority stake in finAPI in December 2018. finAPI will continue to operate independently.

Frankfurt, 06 February 2019.ACXIT Capital Partners, a leading independent European corporate finance and investment advisory firm, is pleased to announce its office opening in New York, and the addition of Managing Partner Dr. Michael W. Ernestus to head its transatlantic practice.

Frankfurt, 04 February 2019. ACXIT Capital Partners, a leading independent European corporate finance and investment advisory firm, is pleased to announce the addition of senior industry advisor Dr. Jürgen Hernichel to its technology practice. He is a seasoned industry expert with more than 20 years of proven global leadership in high tech industries.

Frankfurt, 30 January 2019. KME AG (“KME”), one of the leading players in the European copper and copper alloy semi-finished product industry, has reached an agreement with Zhejiang Hailiang Co., Ltd. for the sale of its brass rods business in Germany, France and Italy, as well as its copper tubes business in Germany and Spain.

Frankfurt, 03 January 2019. Flensburg/ Germany headquartered Netzkontor Gruppe GmbH, a company in the portfolio of S-DAX listed Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) and of Private Equity Fund DBAG ECF – which is being advised by DBAG – acquires Leipzig/ Germany based BFE Nachrichtentechnik GmbH, a telecommunication services company active in planning, installation and interference suppression of communication and data networks of all kinds.

Munich, 20th December 2018. On December 17, 2018, the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of RENÉ LEZARD Mode AG approved a capital increase. After the successfully performed increase of capital, Cemsel Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.S. will hold 60% of the shares of RENE LEZARD Mode AG, acting as an anchor investor.

08 November 2016: “We are searching for tomorrow’s talents, who tackle projects with entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on mentality and creativity.” Interview with Johannes H. Lucas in the run-up to the Startup Academy 2016 (German only)

October 2016: “German Internet- and Techcompanies are looking for investors”, an article from Andreas Thümmler and Simone Muschelknautz published in the Venture Capital Magazin special-issue Start-up 2017 (German only).

15 June 2016: “Ready for the Future?” contribution to the expert sentiment by our Managing Partner Christian Nicolas Bächstädt, published in the special edition restructuring/ Unternehmeredition issue 03/2016 (German only)